Lake County Captains defeat HotRods, 3-0

The Lake County Captains grabbed their fifth win in their last eight games with a 3-0 victory over the Bowling Green HotRods.
The Captains started off early, grabbing two of their three runs in the top of the first. After a single from Paul Hendrix, Nellie Rodriguez stepped up to the plate and slammed his 20th home run of the season.
Bowling Green only had one hit on the night, compared to the captains six.
But both Richard Stock and Ivan Castillo had errors for the Captains. Stock had a strong offensive night, despite his defensive error, he had a both a double and a triple.
Lake County scored once again in the seventh, when Mike Papi hit a solo home run, his third of the season. Papi’s home run gave the Captains a 3-0 lead, which they held the rest of the game.
The Captains return home to Classic Park on Aug. 21 for a three-game series against the Fort Wayne TinCaps.
Currently, the Captains are six games back from Eastern Division leader, the West Michigan Whitecaps.
—Staff reports